Buccal Fat Pad as a Potential Source of Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration: A Literature Review

1Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran2Dental Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran3School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran4University of Antwerp, The Team for Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium5Medical Nano-Technology & Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran6Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium